It's the New Year! Have you made any resolutions? Do any of those resolutions involve your home? Well, they should. Your home is your castle. It is the place where you find peace and a place to recharge. Making your home a reflection of the person you hope to be this new year will make reaching your goals even easier! Here are four New Year's resolutions for home decorating to help you get started. 1. Clear the Clutter!!! A clutter free home is an important step to clutter free fitness, … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2014
Just Say No To Plastic Food Storage Containers
Glass storage dishes are classic and classy. They are what moms decades ago used to store their extra food and leftovers. Vintage Pyrex refrigerator dishes anyone??? Then we had to go and get all "modern" and start using plastic. Why did we DO that? Why did we mess with such a good thing? Yes, glass usually does have a problem with breakage but plastic has its own issues, many of them. Did we really need to be so concerned about glass breaking that we had to start mass producing an … [Read more...]
10 Rules for Cast Iron Care
Follow these tips and your cast iron pots and pans will last forever. #1 Use it often - Unlike so many other types of cookware the more you use cast iron the better it will work. Amazing. #2 Show some respect - If you take care of your cast iron you will end up handing it off to the next generation in the same condition in which you received it. #3 Clean after each use - Don't throw it in the sink and forget about it. You need to cleanup afterwards, right after cooking. Rinse with hot … [Read more...]
A Guide to Carrier Oils and Butters
Carrier oils and butters become something of interest when you want to start making your own beauty products, herb infused oils, and when you want to use essential oils for beauty and for wellness. A carrier oil "carries" the beauty product or essential oil to broad area of the body. Imagine if you will, putting a drop or two of lavender oil on your fingers. How far will those drops of lavender go? How much skin can be covered? The answer is not much. This is why a carrier oil or butter comes in … [Read more...]
Tis The Seasoning For Health
Spices and seasonings have a lot to offer by way of health benefits. They aren't just for making your food taste amazing, they can also do amazing things for your health and wellness. This is typically the "season" for stress, over indulging in empty calories, and also getting sick so we might as well add some "seasoning" to kick our wellness efforts up a notch. Clove - Clove has one of the highest antioxidant rankings of any spice. This makes it excellent for antiaging. Add it to fruit salads, … [Read more...]
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